The Renaissance of Late Derrida -- RSA 2011 -- March 24-26, 2011

This panel will address various engagements of the so-called "late" work of Jacques Derrida (ca. 1985-2004) with Renaissance thought and texts.

Submissions are especially encouraged that explore: 1) Derrida's increasing attention to the work of thinkers such as Montaigne, Hobbes, and Descartes. 2) affinities between between 'late' Derrida and the early modern. 3) ways of re-reading Renaissance texts or cultural formations in light of the 'late' Derrida (e.g., questions of sovereignty, friendship, animality, monolingualism, etc.).

Those wishing to submit should email a short abstract (150 words or less), specification of audio-visual requirements, and a brief CV no later than May 1, 2010 to kchenoweth@uchicago.edu.